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Jenny Hansson, associate professor at Lund University, has been awarded an 11 million SEK grant from the Swedish Society for Medical Research (SSMF). This five-year SSMF Consolidator Grant will support her research into acute leukemia, focusing on uncovering the biological differences between childhood and adult forms of the disease. Why does childhood leukemia behave so differently from adult leu

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/jenny-hansson-awarded-11-million-sek-swedish-society-medical-research - 2026-06-05

I detta debattinlägg i LUM frågar sig Valeria Naters och Charlotta Tjärdahl, kvalitetssamordnare på LTH, varför ledningen på Lunds universitet valt att tiga om Gaza trots att de i nutid tagit ställning för andra folk. Inlägget följs av ett svar från Lunds universitets rektor Erik Renström och LTH:s rektor Annika Olsson. I månader har studenter och anställda vid Lunds universitet drivit opinion til

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/debatt-varfor-tiger-universitetsledningen-om-gaza - 2026-06-06

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University Diabetes Centre has entered into a collaboration with the Regeneron Genetics Center LLC (RGC) and the University of Helsinki involving exome-sequencing and whole genome array genotyping of greater than 9,000 individuals. The collaboration will involve the largest sequencing study in diabetes families t

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/lund-initiates-genetic-sequencing-study-diabetes-families-provide-new-insights-what-causes-disease - 2026-06-05

Ulrik Röijezon is Professor of Physiotherapy at Luleå University of Technology. He also contributes with his expertise as a Visiting Professor at the Faculty. – It is very inspiring to be able to integrate my work with in Luleå with teaching and projects with colleagues in Lund, he says. Tell us about your work!– My work as a Visiting Professor is mainly to contribute with my expertise and network

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/visiting-professor-i-hope-my-knowledge-and-experience-will-be-useful - 2026-06-05

During her Ph.D. studies, Yiyi Yang has been investigating the role of microglia in the pathological development of Alzheimer’s disease. On the 3rd of June, it is time to defend her work supervised by Prof. Tomas Deierborg. Now, Yiyi tells us about her research in the Experimental Neuroinflammation Laboratory as being a part of MultiPark. Can you tell us about your Ph.D. research? The focus of our

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-yiyi-yang - 2026-06-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Florencia Ravenna, from the Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires in Argentina, was an exchange student at LTH in the autumn semester of 2014 and spring semester of 2015. Exchange student Florencia Ravenna. Why did you choose to be an exchange student on the other side of the Atlantic? – I wanted to experience living

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-i-felt-real-student - 2026-06-05

Sarah Warsi will defend her Ph.D. thesis on the 4th of October 2022. Driven by the desire to improve patient outcomes, she has dedicated the last several years to studying both in the clinic and the lab. During that time, her research efforts have centered on a better understanding of the functionality and fate of blood stem cells to contribute to developing improved clinical therapies for patient

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-sarah-warsi - 2026-06-05

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. - Helt nytt var att vi kunde visa att för varje barn som insjuknar i typ 1-diabetes insjuknar två vuxna i samma typ. Det är alltså en stor grupp vuxna som insjuknar i det som vi förr kallade för barndiabetes, säger Maria Thunander, överläkare vid medicinkliniken i Växjö, Landstinget Kronoberg som nu doktorerar vid L

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/manga-fler-vuxna-barn-insjuknar-i-typ-1-diabetes - 2026-06-05

Armin Tavakoli, Assistant Professor at Mathematical Physics, has been awarded the prestigious New Journal of Physics (NJP) Early Career Award 2024 for his outstanding contributions to quantum information science. The NJP, co-owned by the Institute of Physics (IOP) and the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG), recognizes researchers making a significant impact in their field.A journey through

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/recognizing-excellence-quantum-information-research - 2026-06-05

With the help of the microscope, nanocrystals can become new semiconductors – and “for the study of the atomic structure of nanomaterials and its characterization by in-situ electron microscopy”, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards Kimberly Dick Thelander, professor of Materials Science, the Göran Gustafsson Prize.  Kimberly Dick Thelander’s research interests include new crystalline semi

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/kimberly-dick-thelander-awarded-goran-gustafsson-prize-chemistry - 2026-06-05

Armin Tavakoli, Assistant Professor at Mathematical Physics, has been awarded the prestigious New Journal of Physics (NJP) Early Career Award 2024 for his outstanding contributions to quantum information science. The NJP, co-owned by the Institute of Physics (IOP) and the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG), recognizes researchers making a significant impact in their field.A journey through

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/recognizing-excellence-quantum-information-research - 2026-06-05

The Administrative Prize for 2025 has been awarded to Head of Finance Charlotte Solberg, Department of Physics, and Curator Jenny Bergman, Historical Museum. The University’s Administrative Prize is an annual award for outstanding administrative efforts of an innovative nature that have contributed to the University’s development, or for exceptional service and efficiency. With this prize, the Uni

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/winners-universitys-administrative-prize-2025-announced - 2026-06-06

Every year, the Swedish Riksdag organises a research day. This year the theme was “artificial intelligence”. The aim is to give Members of Parliament the opportunity to gain new knowledge and to highlight the value of science for politics, democracy, and parliamentary decision-making. This year, Johan Axhamn, senior lecturer in Business Law here at LUSEM, was the sole representative from Lund Univ

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/johan-axhamn-represented-lund-swedish-riksdags-seminar-ai - 2026-06-05

The aim of this workshop is to provide an overview of research-based policy briefs, including formatting and writing conventions, identifying and disseminating to an audience, and evaluating their impact. The workshop is a joint collaboration with the LU Agenda 2030 Graduate School and the Pufendorf Institute Advanced Study Group "Wildfires in the Anthropocene". Researchers are increasingly encour

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/workshop-writing-policy-briefs - 2026-06-05

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. ISPAD (International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes) fyller jämt (40 år!) och håller i år sin kongress i insulinbehandlingens ursprungsstad Toronto. Här rapporterar barnläkaren Frida Sundberg från kongressen. Inledningsanförandet av ISPADs president Stephen Green tog upp de olika förutsättningar som I

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/rapport-fran-internationellt-barndiabetesmote - 2026-06-05

EAT-Lancet-kosten är en modell för hur det globala livsmedelssystemet ska förhålla sig till planetens begränsningar samtidigt som folksjukdomar som typ 2-diabetes kan förebyggas. Men hur ska vi veta om dieten verkligen fungerar? Genom att studera sju kostindex har ett internationellt forskarlag funnit att två av dem är särskilt bra på att utvärdera följsamhet till kosten. Välfungerande kostindex b

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/forskning-banar-vag-hallbara-kostrekommendationer - 2026-06-05

The first pair of WCMM ScienceBrew popular science talks was a success. Stay tuned for the many exciting plans we have for our popular science talks series! Thanks to all the speakers for their fantastic performance at Café Ariman! At the inaugural WCMM ScienceBrew we heard from: Luís, on turning skin into immune cells to fight disease. Zackarias, on the "sweet" science of sugars that decorate our

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/two-wcmm-sciencebrews-down-many-more-come - 2026-06-05

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/report-nanolund-student-and-postdoc-retreat-2024 - 2026-06-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During her Ph.D. studies, Yiyi Yang has been investigating the role of microglia in the pathological development of Alzheimer’s disease. On the 3rd of June, it is time to defend her work supervised by Prof. Tomas Deierborg. Now, Yiyi tells us about her research in the Experimental Neuroinflammation Laboratory as being

https://www.neuroinflammation.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-yiyi-yang - 2026-06-05

The results of the election in September may have an impact on academic freedom and the independence of universities from political power. The principle of keeping an arm's length between politics and higher education and research is increasingly being called into question. “I think we are currently in a situation in which the most important thing is not for universities to receive more money, but

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/academic-freedom-under-threat - 2026-06-06